Stephen Cole Books

Blast off on the biggest micro-adventure yet, with these six fantastic stories featuring the popular Project X characters - Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger - and their new micro-friends, Nok the alien and Seven the robot. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, these books are ideal for independent reading.

Blast off on the biggest micro-adventure yet, with these six fantastic stories featuring the popular Project X characters - Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger - and their new micro-friends, Nok the alien and Seven the robot. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, these books are ideal for independent reading.

Blast off on the biggest micro-adventure yet, with these six fantastic stories featuring the popular Project X characters - Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger - and their new micro-friends, Nok the alien and Seven the robot. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, these books are ideal for independent reading.

Blast off on the biggest micro-adventure yet, with these six fantastic stories featuring the popular Project X characters - Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger - and their new micro-friends, Nok the alien and Seven the robot. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, these books are ideal for independent reading.

Blast off on the biggest micro-adventure yet, with these six fantastic stories featuring the popular Project X characters - Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger - and their new micro-friends, Nok the alien and Seven the robot. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, these books are ideal for independent reading.

Reunited with the savage unpredictable T.Rex, Zed, fourteen-year-old Adam must team up with some unlikely allies to battle against villainous scientists and their killer creations. If they do not win, the ultimate apocalypse will be unleashed upon humanity.

'Z.Raptor' is a thriller about hyper-evolved dinosaurs battling for supremacy on a small Pacific island, with 14-year-old Adam and a few friends struggling to survive in their midst. Who should Adam trust, and where can he turn for help when his dad disappears and every moment feels like it could be his last?

Experience space exploration through the eyes of real-life astronaut Tim Peake in a unique diary format. Readers will embark on an exciting journey to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, uncovering authentic answers to pressing questions about life as an astronaut and the mysteries of space. This engaging narrative offers a blend of adventure and education, making it an inspiring read for aspiring space enthusiasts.

There's no ducking out - an Arctic space race is on and Adventure Duck must defeat his new nemesis, the Wicked Walrus!

Two action-packed stories about the superheroes-in-training at Hero Academy. This Read with Oxford Stage 6 collection is ideal for children who are reading independently. Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence.

The fourth hilariously madcap stand-alone story in the MAGIC INK series, from bestselling author, Steve Cole.

Young Teggs Stegosaur is a pupil at ASTROSAURS ACADEMY- where dinosaurs train to be ASTROSAURS. With his best friends Blink and Dutch beside him, amazing adventures are never far away!The cadets are set a Christmas challenge - to make the brightest, biggest festive decorations the academy's ever seen. But when Damona takes giant tree from the Land of Secrets, it's the beginning of an icy disaster . . . one that could doom her friends, the Academy and Christmas itself across the galaxy!INCLUDES FREE COLLECTOR CARDS INSIDE!

She's green. She's fluffy. She's ...MONSTAR. Monstar's been given her very own 'hamstar' as a pet, but when it accidentally gets turned into a giant and escapes, can our favourite furry monster save the day? A charming, heart-warming Early Reader story from Steve Cole, author of Astrosaurs, and the Young Bond books. With full colour artwork on every page by award-winning illustrator Pete Wiliamson, who has also illustrated for Francesca Simon and Marcus Sedgwick.

The narrative reveals the hidden history of the Unified Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT), detailing its crucial role in protecting Earth from alien threats over the past fifty years. It chronicles the organization's evolution from its early days under Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart to its current leadership by his daughter, Kate. The account includes declassified files, technical schematics, and firsthand testimonies from UNIT personnel, alongside insights from the Fifteenth Doctor, making it a comprehensive guide to humanity's battles against extraterrestrial invasions.

Another hilarious, action-packed adventure from the Astro-nomically popular Steve Cole.Young Teggs Stegosaur is a pupil at ASTROSAURS ACADEMY - where dinosaurs train to be ASTROSAURS. With his best friends Blink and Dutch beside him, amazing adventures are never far away!Arriving at the academy, the new astro-cadets face their first mission - to camp out in a deserted space wilderness and bring back something exciting for show-and-tell. But the sneaky tricks of a rival team mean big trouble for Teggs , Blink and Dutch - especially when a T.rex ship crash-lands close by with a VERY hungry crew . . .

After years of training they’ve finally done it! Teggs and his classmates at Astrosaurs Academy are all set to become real space-exploring astrosaurs. But first they must pass one final challenge. A mission into outer space, more dangerous than any they have faced before...

Unbelievably, this is the 20th out-of-this-world Astrosaurs adventure, and all fans will want to get their hands on this bumper story! When Teggs's arch-enemy General Loki steals a time machine, the Astrosaurs have to follow him back in time to avert catastrophe... Not only does this book contain an extra-long adventure for Teggs and the crew, it also features a complete Astrosaurs Academy story as well as the collector cards that young readers love.

The duck with the supersonic quack is back! Adventure Duck, the world's unlikeliest superhero, has a tasty new mission - saving the world from DEATH BY CHOCOLATE!

Smashing space stations! While on another vital mission, Captain Teggs and his crew nearly crash into an unknown spaceship. But when it spins around, the gaping hole and the mark of the meat-eaters reveal that it's a carnivore space station! What's it doing in the middle of the Vegetarian Sector? Teggs and his chief engineer, Iggy, board the space station to check it out. They soon discover that the only remaining dinosaurs in the ship are also two of the most evil criminals in the universe, and one of them is a genius. He's built a machine that can swap minds, and he's going to use it on Teggs and Iggy so he and his partner can fulfill their dreams of riches! It's up to Teggs and his crew to stop them, but how can they when no one knows who is who?

A brand new young fiction series by TV broadcaster and intrepid explorer Ben Fogle, inspired by his real-life animal experiences... Co-written with best-selling children's author Steve Cole and illustrated throughout with beautiful black and white illustrations by Nikolas Ilic.

Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an astrosaur! On the incredible spaceship DSS Sauropod, along with his faithful crew, Gypsy, Arx and Iggy, Teggs rights wrongs, fights evil and eats a lot of grass! The astrosaurs are on their way home for Christmas when they encounter millions of Christmas presents flying through space.

Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an astrosaur! On the incredible spaceship DSS Sauropod, along with his faithful crew, Gypsy, Arx and Iggy, Teggs rights wrongs, fights evil and eats a lot of grass! The Astrosaurs are on another mission when they almost crash into a deserted space station.

There's no ducking out - it's time for this ordinary, wise-quacking duck to become . . . A Hero!

Tricked into working in an illegal garment factory in Hanoi, Hanh's life has become a daily hell. She is desperate to escape - but it's a path fraught with danger ... The horrific real-life cost of fast fashion is exposed in this gripping tale of survival from bestselling author Steve Cole.

One mummy. And you won't BELIEVE what's been hiding inside. Sam the SECRET AGENT MUMMY must take on: a statue that bites; an undead empress with unfinished business; an ancient plot that threatens all life on Earth. Luckily, Sam can call on his best friend and neighbour, Niall Rivers, for help. Together, they'll save the planet for sure . . .

Meet Captain Teggs Stegosaur and the crew of the amazing spaceship DSS Sauropod as the ASTROSAURS fight evil across the galaxy! The Sauropod is sucked through a black hole - and on the other side, nothing is what it seems. Friends turn into enemies, and Teggs must face an evil army of mechanical dino-droids alone . . .

Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an astrosaur! On the incredible spaceship DSS Sauropod, along with his faithful crew, Gipsy, Arx and Iggy, Teggs rights wrongs, fights evil and eats a lot of grass!

Meet Captain Teggs Stegosaur and the crew of the amazing spaceship DSS Sauropod as the ASTROSAURS fight evil across the galaxy! Flesh-chomping raptors have kidnapped two top dino athletes. With the Great Dinosaur Games about to start, Teggs and his friends must race to the rescue. But there's more to the raptors' plot than meets the eye . . .

‘Did you ever wonder why I chose you all those years ago? I wanted to see the universe, so I stole a Time Lord and I ran away...’The Doctor has a unique bond with their TARDIS. They’ve always loved the ‘old girl’ for the way she’s gone looking for trouble anywhere in the universe. The Doctor says they stole the TARDIS from Gallifrey. The TARDIS disagrees… she stole them. She hasn’t always taken them where they want to go, but she’s made sure to take them where they needed to be.For the TARDIS is far more than just a time machine crossed with a spaceship. Her life reflects the Doctor’s life – a shared wanderlust and longing to explore. Now you can revisit the Doctor’s adventures as seen through the eyes – or the flashing rooftop light, at least – of the TARDIS. From the time the Doctor stole her from Gallifrey to her latest adventures with the Fifteenth Doctor, the TARDIS reflects wittily on her epic, incredible history – past, present and future!

The astrosaurs are sent to the planet Creepus, where diplodocus miners are searching for space rocks. But they are being disrupted by mysterious, glowing ghosts! What do the spirits want? Teggs searches for the answer in spooky caves, where an old enemy lies in wait ...

Professor McMoo, Pat and Bo aren't just any old cows, they're time-travelling, super-clever Cows In Action who visit past and future, around the world to stop the evil Ter-moo-nators changing history . . .The gang are told that the F.B.I. are working on a deadly joke that will be so funny it could wipe out their enemies, so they set off to find jokes so funny they will counteract this threat! The time shed revisits the sites of their CIA adventures so far - including Ancient Egypt, the Roman Empire and The Wild West - to find their jokes as well as some landings in brand-new places.Expect to laugh until your sides ache!

DINOSAURS . . .A brilliantly funny and exciting title in the ASTROSAURS series - perfect for children ready to start reading chapter books by themselves.Meet Captain Teggs Stegosaur and the crew of the amazing spaceship DSS Sauropod as the ASTROSAURS fight evil across the galaxy! Only the astrosaurs can unravel the mystery - they hope!

Teggs is a pupil at the Astrosaur Academy. His best friends and roommates are his first choice for fun. Teggs and his friends are practising for a astro-jet flying display when a jet crashes into Teggs' and both teams find themselves stuck underground in an icy cavern. But the gang have got more than just getting themselves out to deal with.

On the planet Atlantos, two dino-tribes are on the verge of war! Hurrying to save the day, the astrosaurs find monster-sized birds on the schene -- but are they there to help or to make things worse? Teggs must learn the truth before a terrible trap closes around them all ...

After a terrorist attack at Heathrow, Felix Smith seeks revenge for his father's death. He joins the Minos Chapter, a secret service for gifted underage recruits, specializing in bomb disposal. Together, they become the ultimate spies.

The cadets are on a search-and-explore mission on the misty, spooky Spiderik Isles when Mount Steamalot, a nearby volcano, begins to erupt. Desperate to escape the boiling lava, the cadets flee, but when Teggs and his Daring Dino team-mates find themselves stuck inside the centre of the volcano things get even scarier.

DINOSAURS . . . IN SPACE!A thrilling new adventure in this bestselling Astrosaurs series - perfect for children ready to start reading chapter books by themselves.Meet Captain Teggs Stegosaur and the crew of the amazing spaceship DSS Sauropod as the ASTROSAURS fight evil across the galaxy!Teggs and the gang find themselves trapped in a deadly dream-world! Here they are forced to face the revolting raptors, dangerous dung-demons and scary sabre-toothed bananas of their nightmares. Can they escape back to reality, or will the dreams of dread keep them prisoners for all time . . . ?

Meet Captain Teggs Stegosaur and the crew of the amazing spaceship DSS Sauropod as the ASTROSAURS fight evil across the galaxy!The astrosaurs are called to Mekta, a super-city for rich dinosaurs. But mysterious raiders are stealing Mekta's robot servants. Can Teggs and the gang uncover the computer-crazy criminals in time?INCLUDES FREE COLLECTOR CARDS AND SPECIAL ASTROSAURS PUZZLES INSIDE!

What could be crazier than a 2000-year-old Egyptian mummy detective moving in next door?How about: An army of brainwashed baboons? An evil sorcerer from another world?Packed with black and white illustrations, real facts about Ancient Egypt, plus fun and action on every page, this is the first book in a brilliant new series by Steve Cole.

Jonah and his elite team of teenage thieves are tasked by Coldhardt to retrieve an ancient grimoire, believed to be a magical book of the dead's law. However, they soon find that another team of thieves has already taken it.

Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an astrosaur! On the incredible spaceship DSS Sauropod, along with his faithful crew, Gypsy, Arx and Iggy, Teggs rights wrongs, fights evil and eats a lot of grass! Teggs and his crew are trying to transport some very rare and precious eggs across the galaxy to a safe haven where they can hatch. But their mission is under threat from some rather greedy oviraptors - egg-eating dinosaurs! When they arrive at their destination they find that the planet is not quite what they were expecting - it's much larger and strangely egg-like ...

The terrifying reality of illegal deforestation and the destruction of the rainforest is revealed in this powerful and gripping Amazonian adventure from bestselling author Steve Cole. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+

Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an astrosaur! On the incredible spaceship DSS Sauropod, along with his faithful crew, Gipsy, Arx and Iggy, Teggs rights wrongs, fights evil and eats a lot of grass!

'He's very good...my daughter monster-munched her way through it - and so did I.' The TimesThe Wizard of Oz meets Monsters Inc in this MONSTROUSLY funny stand-alone story from bestselling author phenomenon, Steve Cole.I'm Bob, a human boy stuck in a land of MONSTERS. I'm trying to get out with the help of three - count them, three - incredible creatures.There's Verity, who looks like a giant hamster. Alfie, who's about as scary as a bag of crisps. And Zola, a gorgon who can't turn people to stone (though she can manage cardboard at a push). We're on a crazy, death-defying quest to escape with our lives. And all around us, the cry goes up: STOP THOSE MONSTERS!!!

A bright new adventure for our intrepid Astrosaurs, continuing this stratospheric series!

When the astrosaurs set off to help Arx's relatives, they know something sinister lies in store for them. Monsters prowl the triceratops' planet. But what do they want? The answer leads Teggs into a deadly showdown with some old enemies ...

Meet Captain Teggs Stegosaur and the crew of the amazing spaceship DSS Sauropod as the ASTROSAURS fight evil across the galaxy! Tegg's new mission is to save a carnivore king from deadly space mumps. With enemies all around and a mad meat-chomping monster on the loose, can Teggs escape the heart-stopping horror of the Carnivore Curse?

Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an astrosaur! On the incredible spaceship DSS Sauropod, along with his faithful crew, Gypsy, Arx and Iggy, Teggs rights wrongs, fights evil and eats a lot of grass!Teggs has got serious trouble. His old friends Blink and Dutch from Astrosaur Academy have been dino-napped by a gang of his old enemies, working together and calling themselves the Brothers of the Fang. To save his schoolfriends he must turn against the DSS and deliver top astrosaur secrets into their claws... But when Admiral Rosso finds out, Arx, Iggy and Gipsy are ordered to stop him by any means necessary! To put things right, Teggs must fight friends and foes alike... and his only ally is his biggest rival at Astrosaur Academy - exasperating diceratops Damona!

Kate and Tom flee to New York City as they continue to seek a cure for Tom's half-human/half-werewolf state, finding old enemies and new friends while eluding the police, who believe them to be murderers.

Tono's existence revolves around the perilous world of tin mining in treacherous trenches, where danger lurks at every turn. The harsh realities of his environment shape his identity and relationships, forcing him to navigate the complexities of survival and ambition. As he confronts the risks of his trade, Tono's journey reveals a deeper exploration of resilience, community, and the human spirit's struggle against adversity in a relentless pursuit of a better life.

We live forever, barring accidents. Just like everyone else in the universe. The Doctor travels back to the Ancient Days, an era where life flourishes and death is barely known... They judge each and every species and decree its allotted time to live. For the first time, living things know the fear of ending.

Another hilarious, action-packed adventure from the Astro-nomically popular Steve Cole.Genius cow Professor McMoo and his trusty sidekicks, Pat and Bo, are star agents of the C.I.A. - short for Cows In Action ! They travel through time, fighting evil bulls from the future and keeping history on the right track . . .Hot on the time-trail of the deadly TER-MOO-NATORS, McMoo and his friends are soon caught up in the Second World War . . . Why are the sinister robo-bulls KIDNAPPING top scientists and smuggling tons of butter into war-torn France? Hurtling headlong through BOMB-BLASTS, plane CHASES and parachute jumps behind ENEMY LINES, can the C. I. A. agents survive their MADDEST mission yet?It's time for action. COWS IN ACTION.

Meet Captain Teggs Stegosaur and the crew of the amazing spaceship DSS Sauropod as the ASTROSAURS fight evil across the galaxy! But when the harvest fails and the farmers are attacked, Teggs and the team investigate - and soon learn that the Noxia-4's dark forests are home to a strange and deadly evil that could destroy them all .

Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an astrosaur. On the incredible spaceship DSS Sauropod, along with his faithful crew, Gypsy, Arx and Iggy, Teggs rights wrongs, fights evil and eats a lot of grass!

The thrilling narrative follows Adam as he navigates a dangerous world after his father's mysterious disappearance amidst groundbreaking virtual gaming research. As he is pursued by armed men and a potentially real dinosaur, Adam grapples with the blurring lines between reality and the game. With a fast-paced plot that intertwines gaming elements and suspense, Steve Cole crafts an exhilarating adventure that keeps readers on the edge of their seats, questioning what is real and what is part of the game.

Arrested and put in a young offender's institute for using his precocious code-solving skills to steal money, things are looking bleak for Jonah Wish. Then, in the dead of night, a gang of four teenagers break him out. They work for Nathaniel Coldhardt, debonair master criminal and leader of a team of highly trained teen-thieves. Kids with amazing skills but no one who will miss them. Jonah, a genius at cryptology, is their newest recruit. His talents are perfect for the next assignment Coldhardt has in mind - his most daring yet. But before Jonah can turn his thoughts to deciphering the complex Egyption symbols and the treasures - or secrets - they hide, he has to decide if this is what he wants for himself. Coldhardt may have chosen him, but will he choose Coldhardt? And does he have any choice…

A comic strip comes to life with the help of some magic ink...

The Doctor decides it's safe to go back in time to find Varlos before he died. From what Gisella recalls of her father's plans, they head for Paris in 1895 where they discover a city in fear. Why will hardly anyone dare venture out after dark? Who is stealing time from their victims? What will the Doctor do when he realises the killer is also after him? Find out by reading the next thrilling adventure in..."The Darksmith Legacy".

When a naval cruiser sinks in mysterious circumstances in the North Sea, all aboard are lost. Rose is saddened to learn that the brother of her friend, Keisha, was among the dead. And yet he appears to them as a ghostly apparition, begging to be saved from the coming feast... the feast of the drowned. As the dead crew haunts loved ones all over London, the Doctor and Rose are drawn into a chilling mystery. What sank the ship, and why? When the cruiser's wreckage was towed up the Thames, what sinister force came with it? The river's dark waters are hiding an even darker secret, as preparations for the feast near their conclusion...

The TARDIS lands the Doctor and Martha in the Lake District in 1909, where a small village has been terrorised by a giant, scaly monster. The search is on for the elusive 'Beast of Westmorland', and explorers, naturalists and hunters from across the country are descending on the fells. King Edward VII himself is on his way to join the search, with a knighthood for whoever finds the Beast. But there is a more sinister presence at work in the Lakes than a mere monster on the rampage, and the Doctor is soon embroiled in the plans of an old and terrifying enemy. And as the hunters become the hunted, a desperate battle of wits begins -- with the future of the entire world at stake.

Jonah Wish is part of an elite team of teenage thieves led by master criminal Nathaniel Coldhardt. During a mission to steal a valuable sword from a secure compound, they are shocked to find that someone else has already stolen it.

A stylish and brilliantly plotted werewolf thriller filled with frights, bites, and non-stop action.

Theo works scouring the dump of Agbogbloshie for scraps to sell for cash. But when a stranger asks for help finding treasure, Theo sees a chance to escape this life. A thrilling new environmental adventure from bestselling author Steve Cole

The terrifying impact of global warming on vulnerable lives is laid bare in this gripping tale of survival from internationally bestselling author Steve Cole.

A collection of short stories encompassing all eight Doctor Whos, from the fifth Doctor and Peri in the Wild West to the seventh Doctor in a Birmingham balti house. Featured writers include Gary Russell, Mike Tucker, Robert Perry, Steve Lyons, Peter Anghelides and David A. McIntee.

The TARDIS lands in 22nd century Africa in the shadow of a dormant volcano. Agri-teams are growing new foodstuffs in the baking soil to help feed the world's starving millions, but the Doctor and Rose have detected an alien signal somewhere close by. When a nightmare force starts surging along the dark volcanic tunnels, the Doctor realises an ancient trap has been sprung. But who was it meant for? And what is the secret of the eerie statues that stand at the heart of the volcano? Dragged into a centuries-old conflict, Rose and the Doctor are soon elevating survival to an art form as ancient, alien hands practice arts of destruction all around them. Featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose as played by David Tennant and Billie Piper in the hit Doctor Who series from BBC Television.

New girl and boy, Sara and Sam, just want to get through their first day at school without sticking out like sore thumbs, but when real thumbs (and fingers) start turning up in odd places around school, they realize that Freekham High is seriously weird.They need to find out where the dastardly digits are coming from, which isn't easy when you're trying to keep a low profile. And when the lunch special is baked potato with thumbs followed by finger custard, not only are there freaky digits to deal with but the biggest vomit-fest ever!This hilariously surreal story is perfect for readers who prefer their humour a little on the dark side . . .

DINOSAURS . . .Meet Captain Teggs Stegosaur and the crew of the amazing spaceship DSS Sauropod as the Astrosaurs fight evil across the galaxy!Killer carnivores have discovered a strange liquid with the power to turn back time . . . Can the astrosaurs stop them before time runs out - for good?

In The Super-strength Trials, Pip is competing in the super-strength trials, but her opponent isn't the only person she has to defeat!This book is part of Project X Hero Academy, a fully decodable series designed to motivate young readers and turn them into reading superheroes.

"Welcome aboard Time Tours - your first stop for holidays in history." Ana and her brother Rocco and their time travelling companions have landed near a beautiful Roman town, surrounded by mountains. Unfortunately, one of those mountains in Mount Vesuvius - the most deadly volcano in Europe, and it's about to blow! But something even more sinister is going on... futuristic rubbish is turning up on the edge of town. Surely, someone from the future isn't dumping their rubbish in the past? The four friends must find out who is behind this mess... and quickly! Time Tours: Volcano of Fear is part of the Astro range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Astro books are ideal for struggling and reluctant readers aged 7-11. Each book is dual-banded so that children can improve their fluency whilst enjoying exciting fiction and non-fiction relevant to their age. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Interest age: 10-11 Reading age: 7-8 years

"Welcome aboard Time Tours - your first stop for holidays in history." History happens in the past, right? At least, that's what Ana and her brother Rocco used to think until a mysterious floating coach picks them up and whisks them away to the year 1838. The siblings suddenly find themselves surrounded by robot tour guides, wonder-onesies and Victorians! And if that wasn't enough, a case of mistaken identity links Ana and Rocco and their new friend Ifan with a plot to rob Buckingham Palace! Take a trip into the past with Time Tours! Time Tours: Crash into History is part of the Astro range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Astro books are ideal for struggling and reluctant readers aged 7-11. Each book is dual-banded so that children can improve their fluency whilst enjoying exciting fiction and non-fiction relevant to their age. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Interest age: 8-9 Reading age: 7-8 years

"Welcome aboard Time Tours - your first stop for holidays in history." After their adventure in Victorian England, Ana, Rocco, Ifan and robot-guide Tori are forced to make an emergency landing in ancient Mexico! The time pod's fuel rods are damaged, and it's a race against time to fix them before they explode, leaving them stranded! And as if things couldn't get any worse, the history books say that the city was attacked by fierce warriors ... which will be ... any minute now! Time Tours: City of Doom is part of the Astro range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Astro books are ideal for struggling and reluctant readers aged 7-11. Each book is dual-banded so that children can improve their fluency whilst enjoying exciting fiction and non-fiction relevant to their age. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Interest age: 9-10 Reading age: 7-8 years

"Welcome aboard Time Tours - your first stop for holidays in history." What's scarier: a scheming robot with a fearsome army of robo-drones, murderous dinosaurs with rows of razor-sharp teeth, or an enormous meteor that's about to wipe out all life on earth?! Well, it just so happens that Ana and Rocco have travelled 66 million years back in time and now face all three! This time they'll need all the help they can get in order to stop Miss Stumpkin, avoid being eaten alive and get back home to the 21st Century all in one piece! Time Tours: Sky Smash! is part of the Astro range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Astro books are ideal for struggling and reluctant readers aged 7-11. Each book is dual-banded so that children can improve their fluency whilst enjoying exciting fiction and non-fiction relevant to their age. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Interest age: 10-11 Reading age: 8 -9 years

Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an Astrosaur. In this book, follow Teggs & the rest of the crew of the DSS Sauropod on three of their most dangerous missions.

Space-faring dinosaurs rescue two kidnapped athletes and thwart a dastardly plan in the process.

Adapted from the landmark TV series airing on the Discovery Channel in April 2000, this book moves through slices of time in dinosaur historyfrom their evolution to their dramatic demise.